A MOOT POINT

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11415, 11 January 1923, Page 5

A MOOT POINT

WAS THE GAME FINISHED? In a game of cricket last Saturday between Selwyn and Poneke, the Poneke team were told by the scorer that they had passed their opponents’ score with four wickets to spare, and they decided to declare, but when the aoorebook was inspected, it was found they .were still one run in arrears. One of the umpires bad gone home A and tbs other decided that the stumps should he placed in position again and the necessary runs should he scored. This was done, and the first ball was dispatched for the boundary. At the meeting of tbe management committee of the Wellington Cricket Association last night a letter was received from the Umpires’ Association requesting a ruling on this point, and the incident, which is not without precedent, was admitted to be a moot point. “If it had been pnt to me, I would have told them to get tbe runs,” said Mr D. McKenzie, a well-known umpire. “I think that as the stamps had been drawn the game was finished,” was the opinion of Mr C. G. Wilson, the chairman. There was nothing in the rule book to serve as a guide, and tbe meeting decided to write to both clubs seeking farther information.